Which one amongst the following rivers flows through a rift valley?
Damodar
Krishna
Tungabhadra
Tapi
A
Krishna
B
Damodar
C
Tungabhadra
D
Tapi
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The correct option is D Tapi
Normally
A rift valley is created on a divergent plate boundary by the action of a fault or rift. There is further spreading of crust and subsequent erosion deepens the rift.
Rivers that flow through rift valley in India are Narmada river, Tapti, Mahi (all flowing west), Damodar River in Chota Nagpur plateau.
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